ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has asked the Aviation Division of the federal government to convert all the airports in the country as ‘Passenger Friendly’.

This was revealed by Nargis Sethi after taking additional charge of the Aviation Division here on Thursday. She reached Islamabad Airport immediate after assuming the new task without prior notice.

The Managing Director of PIA was also present on the occasion. She monitored the working at the airport by inspecting the site, meeting passengers, receiving flights and overseeing departures. She took serious notice of the leaking ceiling of the airport roof after the rains.

She instructed the airport authorities to take immediate steps to repair it and save the passengers from inconvenience. She also informed the authorities concerned that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wants to seepassenger’s friendly airports, therefore the airline and airport must take all necessary steps in this regard. She said people must not wait for long for their luggage. She stayed at airport to see the departures and see the airplanes.

She remained at airport for two hours, handled two flights one incoming from Karachi and other going to Lahore. She directed Airport authorities to immediately take steps to give better look to the airport. She also met some passengers during her maiden trip to the airport.

Secretary Civil Aviation Nargis Sethi paid a surprise visit to Islamabad Airport today and took notice of the non-availability of PIA staff at international departure lounge.
She ordered the opening of all the counters of international departure and deputed Civil Aviation staff at the lounge.

my personal experience this summer at Lahore airport was REALLY bad, as it became a warzone of getting your luggage first, aggressively and no proper procedure to get your luggage screened before leaving off to be received by familymembers.

This is the flag of Islam, for you cannot separate the Muslim league from Islam. Many people misunderstand us when we talk of Islam, particularly our Hindu friends. When we say this flag is the flag of Islam, they think that we are introducing religion into politics, A FACT OF WHICH WE ARE PROUD. Islam gives us a complete code. It is not only a religion, but it contains laws, philosophy and politics. It contains everything that matters to a man from morning to night. When we talk of Islam, we take it as an all embracing word.

- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (11th January 1938)

Let us go back to our holy book, the Quran. Let us revert to the Hadeeth and the the great traditions of Islam which have everything in them for our guidance if we correctly interpret them and follow our great Holy book, the Quran.

- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (6th March 1946)

"It is my strong belief, that there is no ideology which is more democratic, enlightened and progressive than Islam."

^ Where is the exact location and how far away from the present airport?

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Im not sure about the exact location as it is in the middle of uninhabited land, but its a bit near to Islamabad sector I-16. Maybe about 40-50 km from current airport.

This is what the renders suggest it will look like, although we can expect some differences when its complete, but so far it seems pretty close.

This is the flag of Islam, for you cannot separate the Muslim league from Islam. Many people misunderstand us when we talk of Islam, particularly our Hindu friends. When we say this flag is the flag of Islam, they think that we are introducing religion into politics, A FACT OF WHICH WE ARE PROUD. Islam gives us a complete code. It is not only a religion, but it contains laws, philosophy and politics. It contains everything that matters to a man from morning to night. When we talk of Islam, we take it as an all embracing word.

- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (11th January 1938)

Let us go back to our holy book, the Quran. Let us revert to the Hadeeth and the the great traditions of Islam which have everything in them for our guidance if we correctly interpret them and follow our great Holy book, the Quran.

- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (6th March 1946)

"It is my strong belief, that there is no ideology which is more democratic, enlightened and progressive than Islam."

Are they going to share the runway with the current Chaklala airport or is it totally separate?

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Its totally separate. They have built 2 runways and are trying to acquire more land for a third.

This is the flag of Islam, for you cannot separate the Muslim league from Islam. Many people misunderstand us when we talk of Islam, particularly our Hindu friends. When we say this flag is the flag of Islam, they think that we are introducing religion into politics, A FACT OF WHICH WE ARE PROUD. Islam gives us a complete code. It is not only a religion, but it contains laws, philosophy and politics. It contains everything that matters to a man from morning to night. When we talk of Islam, we take it as an all embracing word.

- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (11th January 1938)

Let us go back to our holy book, the Quran. Let us revert to the Hadeeth and the the great traditions of Islam which have everything in them for our guidance if we correctly interpret them and follow our great Holy book, the Quran.

- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (6th March 1946)

"It is my strong belief, that there is no ideology which is more democratic, enlightened and progressive than Islam."

This is the flag of Islam, for you cannot separate the Muslim league from Islam. Many people misunderstand us when we talk of Islam, particularly our Hindu friends. When we say this flag is the flag of Islam, they think that we are introducing religion into politics, A FACT OF WHICH WE ARE PROUD. Islam gives us a complete code. It is not only a religion, but it contains laws, philosophy and politics. It contains everything that matters to a man from morning to night. When we talk of Islam, we take it as an all embracing word.

- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (11th January 1938)

Let us go back to our holy book, the Quran. Let us revert to the Hadeeth and the the great traditions of Islam which have everything in them for our guidance if we correctly interpret them and follow our great Holy book, the Quran.

- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (6th March 1946)

"It is my strong belief, that there is no ideology which is more democratic, enlightened and progressive than Islam."

Its location and getting there is like so:
When coming from Rawalpindi, on GT Road, towards Peshawer.
There is a junction which connects GT Road, Peshawer Road and the freeway/high way which is around 20 minutes by car, from that point. Tarnol is towards Peshawer, around 10 minutes from that point as well.

PAF Tarnol is located to the airport.

I am going to visit someone in Tarnol, and have been recently studying google maps whats in the local areas.

The exterior looks pretty neat and modern. However I saw pics of the interior and was dissapointed, very outdated.

This is the flag of Islam, for you cannot separate the Muslim league from Islam. Many people misunderstand us when we talk of Islam, particularly our Hindu friends. When we say this flag is the flag of Islam, they think that we are introducing religion into politics, A FACT OF WHICH WE ARE PROUD. Islam gives us a complete code. It is not only a religion, but it contains laws, philosophy and politics. It contains everything that matters to a man from morning to night. When we talk of Islam, we take it as an all embracing word.

- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (11th January 1938)

Let us go back to our holy book, the Quran. Let us revert to the Hadeeth and the the great traditions of Islam which have everything in them for our guidance if we correctly interpret them and follow our great Holy book, the Quran.

- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (6th March 1946)

"It is my strong belief, that there is no ideology which is more democratic, enlightened and progressive than Islam."

They have planned only 9 jetty's (air bridges) and maximum 9 million passengers per year. Although another air bridge can be added without much construction making it 10, but still very poor future planning.

I mean today even 5 jetties are too much, but 25 years down the road? Room for expansion is only 4-5 jetties.

The exterior looks pretty neat and modern. However I saw pics of the interior and was dissapointed, very outdated.

They can't expand more than 9 million passengers per year as they have just that much space for baggage arrival belts and booths for immigration officers for arrival.

The best performance during the good investment days of the 2006-2008 era was little over 3.5m passengers per year. Perhaps 9m capacity planning for the next 30 years is sufficient?

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Napoleon Bonaparte: The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people!

Security check of the luggage was very smooth, no rush or extraordinary.
The document checking before check in was great I chit chatted with a person called Muhammad Saleem a very happy and humble person.

The lady who sat at the check in counter greeted very respectfully. Although she forgot to give a tag for the cabin baggage there was nothing wrong else.

The immigration officers were helpful and friendly. They told me to get the cabin baggage tag but when I returned to get my passport rechecked they told me to go straight to the cabin baggage security check before going up the stairs for the big airport waiting hall.

I was impresssed to see that newer flat screens gave flight information. The whole waiting hall saw repainted and fresh.

There is some new policy after the incident on Karachi airport and the attack on the PIA flight to Peshawer, that redundant kullis and people are not allowed inside the airport areas.

When I landed at Lahore airport there was a lot of security flaws that could be seen... tje fencing areas were vulnerable and the public could get close to the fencing areas which is about few hundred metres away the airport terminal. ..